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The sides of a square are reduced by 2 inches. the new area is 20 square inches. Set up and solve an equation to find the original length of the square.
USE THE SQUARE ROOT PROPERTY!!!!!

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Step-by-step explanation:

[tex](x - 2)^{2} = 20[/tex]

[tex]x - 2 = \sqrt {20}[/tex]

[tex]x - 2 = 2\sqrt {5}[/tex]

[tex]x = 2 + 2\sqrt {5}[/tex]

[tex]x = 6.47 inches (3sf)[/tex]

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